Examples of refusenik in a Sentence
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This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Instead, Elam became a refusenik, as conscientious objectors are called in Israel, over his disapproval of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Jade Walker,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
When the Soviet Union lifted its ban on the Jewish refusenik emigration in 1971, my family saw their opportunity to start over in America.
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Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2022
Can the host forbid entry or try to make a refusenik toe the line?
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Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2021
Natan Sharansky has been a computer scientist, a chess player, a refusenik, a dissident, a political prisoner, a party leader, a government minister, a nonprofit executive, and a bestselling author.
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Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
28 Nov. 2020
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Instead, Elam became a refusenik, as conscientious objectors are called in Israel, over his disapproval of the Israel-Hamas war.
—
Jade Walker,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
When the Soviet Union lifted its ban on the Jewish refusenik emigration in 1971, my family saw their opportunity to start over in America.
—
Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2022
Can the host forbid entry or try to make a refusenik toe the line?
—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2021
Natan Sharansky has been a computer scientist, a chess player, a refusenik, a dissident, a political prisoner, a party leader, a government minister, a nonprofit executive, and a bestselling author.
—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
28 Nov. 2020
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“Refusenik.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refusenik. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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